Family: Asteraceae
Senecio hypoleucus
Citation:
F. Muell. ex Benth., Fl. Aust. 3:672 (1867).
Synonymy: S. odoratus Hornem. var. petiolatus Sonder, Linnaea 25:526 (1853).
Common name: (Pale) groundsel.
Description:
Erect perennial shrub, 80-120cm high, little-branched below the inflorescence, new growth often from the base, all but the oldest parts sparsely to densely pubescent; leaves simple, coriaceous; petiole stout, 1-3 cm long; blade broad- to ovate-lanceolate, 6-15 x 1.5-4 cm, denticulate or briefly biserrate, densely white-tomentose beneath, cobwebby above.
Inflorescence a congested corymbose panicle of numerous capitula; peduncles 2-5 mm long; involucre 4.5-6 x 2-3 mm; bracts 7-10; calyculus of 2-4 linear bracteoles; florets 11-14, exserted 3-4 mm beyond the involucre at anthesis.
Achenes red- or dark-brown, subcylindrical, 2 x 0.6 mm, hairs short, appressed, in narrow grooves.
Distribution:
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In understorey of dry sclerophyll forests on clay or clay loam soils of rocky hillsides or in cracks of rocky outcrops, locally abundant along roadsides or after fire.
S.Aust.: MU, SL, SE. Vic.
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Conservation status:
native
Flowering time: Oct. — Jan.
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SA Distribution Map based
on current data relating to
specimens held in the
State Herbarium of South Australia
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Biology:
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Author:
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